Second Division
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In sport
, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation
with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style competitions, many leagues known as the Second Division have fallen to a lower tier in countries' football league system
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Second Division may also refer to:
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Sport
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, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style competitions, many leagues known as the Second Division have fallen to a lower tier in countries' football league system
League system
A league system is a hierarchy of leagues in a sport, usually with a system of promotion and relegation between consecutive levels of the hierarchy. They are often called pyramids due to their tendency to split into an increasing number of regional divisions the further down the pyramid one descends...
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Second Division may also refer to:
- 2nd Division (disambiguation), various military divisions
- Second Division, a grade awarded to school and college students in IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
that is higher than Third Division but lower than First Division.
Football
Divided by authority, Second Divisions in footballFootball (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
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UEFA
- Albanian Second DivisionAlbanian Second DivisionKategoria e Dytë is the third level of football in Albania. Kategoria e Dytë has two groups, A and B that are divided geographically. Each group has 12 teams.-Group A:*KF Fieri*KF Erzeni Shijak*KF Luzi 2008*KF Naftëtari*KF Olimpik Tirana...
, Albania (third tier)punk - Segona DivisióSegona DivisióThe Andorran Segona Divisió is the second highest football league in Andorra.Former FC Santa Coloma reserve team were renamed UE Santa Coloma for 2007–08 and finally gained access to the Campionat de Lliga after finishing top place.-Teams for 2010/11:-Previous winners:1Club dissolved after season,...
, Andorra (second tier) - Belgian Second DivisionBelgian Second DivisionThe Belgian Second Division is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system after the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Belgian Football Association in 1905. Between 2008 and 2010 it was named EXQI League after a television channel owned by the league main sponsor,...
, Belgium (second tier) - Second League of the Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina (third tier)
- Czech 2. LigaCzech 2. LigaThe 2. liga or Druhá liga is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in the Czech Republic. The top two teams are promoted to the Gambrinus liga.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the Czech 2. Liga...
, Czech Republic (second tier) - Cypriot Second DivisionCypriot Second Division- Structure :Fourteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away for a total of 26 games per team. The topthree clubs are promoted to the first division and the bottom three are relegated to the third division.- Teams :...
, Cyprus (second tier) - Druga HNL, Croatia (second tier)
- Danish 2nd DivisionDanish 2nd DivisionThe 2nd Division is the third tier Danish football league, just after the 1st Division.It was founded in 1945, after World War II, as the second-best Danish football division. When the Danish Superliga was founded in 1991, the 2nd Division became the third level league...
, Denmark (third tier) - England
- Football League Second DivisionFootball League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
, (third tier) - Isthmian League Second Division, (ninth tier)
- Football League Second Division
- Second LeagueSecond League-Teams 2011:* Ajax Lasnamäe * Alko* Dünamo Tallinn* Kaitseliit* Kalev Tallinn * Kalju * Legion Tallinn * M.C.* Olympic* Orbiit* Rakvere JK Tarvas* Sillamäe Kalev * Tabasalu* Infonet -Teams 2011:* Dünamo Rummu* Emmaste* Ganvix...
, Estonia (third tier) - 2. deild, Faroe Islands (third tier)
- KakkonenKakkonenKakkonen is the third tier of the Finnish football league system.-League structure:Kakkonen is divided to three groups of 14 clubs. A club plays each of the others in the same group twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents. Clubs gain three points for a win, one for a...
, Finland (third tier) - Ligue 2Ligue 2Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
, France (second tier) - Macedonian Vtora LigaMacedonian Vtora LigaThe Second Macedonian Football League is the second highest professional football competition in the Republic of Macedonia.The competition is contested by 14 clubs, playing each other 2 times over 26 rounds...
, Republic of Macedonia (second tier) - Meore LigaMeore LigaMeore Liga is the third-level football league arranged by the Georgian Football Federation.Team get promoted to the Pirveli Liga, Georgia's second level league. The league is split into a Western and Eastern division.-West Zone:...
, Georgia (third tier) - 2. Fußball-Bundesliga2. Fußball-Bundesliga- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
, Germany (second tier) - Beta EthnikiBeta EthnikiFootball League, former Beta Ethniki, is the second highest professional football league in Greece.-History:In its first years, the system of conduct was very intriguing. It began in 1954 as regional championship, separated in two groups, North and South. Then, the participating teams were the...
, Greece (second tier) - Hungarian National Championship IIHungarian National Championship IINB II is the second tier of Hungarian football. At the end of the 2004/05 season, the tournament format was changed from one division of 14 teams to two divisions: Keleti and Nyugati , each with 16 teams...
, Hungary (second tier) - 2. deild karla2. deild karla2. deild karla is a football league in Iceland. It is the third division in the Icelandic football league system. Current champions are Tindastóll/Hvöt....
, Iceland (third tier) - Italy
- Serie BSerie BSerie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
, (second tier) - Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (fourth tier)
- Serie B
- Maltese Second DivisionMaltese Second DivisionThe Maltese Second Division is the third-highest division in Maltese football, behind the Maltese First Division and above Maltese Third Division...
, Malta (third tier) - Montenegrin Second LeagueMontenegrin Second LeagueThe Second League of Montenegro is the second top football league in Montenegro. It is headed by the Football Association of Montenegro.12 teams participate in this league...
, Montenegro (second tier) - 2. divisjon, Norway (third tier)
- Polish Second LeaguePolish Second LeagueII Liga is a Polish football league that sits at the 3rd tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season II Liga referred to a league at the 2nd tier, although this changed with the formation of the Ekstraklasa as the top level league in Poland...
, Poland (third tier) - Portugal
- Liga de HonraLiga de HonraThe Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
, formerly "Segunda Divisão de Honra", (second tier) - Portuguese Second DivisionPortuguese Second DivisionThe Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
, "Segunda Divisão B", (third tier)
- Liga de Honra
- Liga IILiga IILiga II is the second tier league of the Romanian football league system. The league acquired this name in the 2006-07, being previously called Divizia B....
, Romania - Russian Second DivisionRussian Second DivisionThe Russian Second Division is the third level of Russian professional football.In 1998–2010, it was run by the Professional Football League....
, Russia (third tier) - Scottish Football League Second DivisionScottish Football League Second DivisionThe Scottish Football League Second Division is the second highest division of the Scottish Football League and the third highest overall in the Scottish football league system....
, Scotland (third tier) - Slovak Second League, Slovakia (third tier)
- Slovenian Second LeagueSlovenian Second LeagueSlovenian Second Football League is the second highest football league in Slovenia. The league was formed in 1991 with the dissolution of the Yugoslav Second League and it is operated by the Football Association of Slovenia.-Clubs participating 2011/12:...
, Slovenia (second tier) - Segunda DivisiónSegunda DivisiónThe Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
de La Liga, Spain - Swedish football Division 2, Sweden (fourth tier)
- TFF Second LeagueTFF Second LeagueTFF Second League or TFF 2. Lig , is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in 2001-02 season with the name of "Turkish Second League Category B" as a continuation of then second level division Turkish Second Football League. In 2005–06 the name of the league was...
, Turkey (third tier) - Ukrainian Second LeagueUkrainian Second LeagueThe Ukrainian Second League is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. Druha Liha is the third level of...
, Ukraine (third tier) - Welsh Football League Second DivisionWelsh Football League Second DivisionThe Division Two of the Welsh Football League is a football league and forms the third level of the Welsh football league system in south Wales....
, Wales (second tier)
CONCACAF
- Segunda División Profesional, Mexico (third tier)
- USL Second DivisionUSL Second DivisionThe United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...
, United States (third tier)
CONMEBOL
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série BCampeonato Brasileiro Série BThe Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
, Brazil (second tier) - Serie B de Ecuador, Ecuador (second tier)
- Segunda División de Paraguay, Paraguay (second tier)
- Segunda División PeruanaSegunda División PeruanaThe Segunda División of Peru is the second division of Peruvian football. It is not a professional division but was declared a promotional division by the Peruvian Football Federation . After years of changing numbers of clubs, as of 2011 the league includes 10 clubs...
, Peru (second tier) - Segunda División UruguaySegunda División UruguaySegunda División Profesional is the second tier of the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol league system. The league is sometimes referred to as Primera B.The Uruguayan 2nd division was established in 1942.-Season 2011–2012 Teams:* Atenas* Boston River...
, Uruguay (second tier)
Other sports
- Division II (NCAA), the second tier of intercollegiate sports in the United States
- Second division (baseball), historically, a team finishing in the second half of its league